The Lighthouse’s ability to present a horror movie that is deeply rooted on the realities of isolation is heart-rending. The relentless mix of anger, fear, and loneliness we fall victim to in our periods of solitariness and struggles appear to be no strangers to all. Through Eggers' many symbolic depictions of how these competing emotions come to play in the storyline, I was only reminded once more of the lingering terrors induced by my own Lighthouse story — a stark…
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Arrival 2016
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The most admirable feature of this film is how it explored the underlying importance of language in shaping our perception towards reality by means of an alien invasion as its central conflict.
There are no laser gun explosives or extraterrestrial, warmongering, and bloodthirsty species here. Instead, we get a jarring glimpse of the unfortunate realities in our world today, especially those involving the different elements and stakes around us; and how these factors can pave very deep implications to humanity's…
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The Brutalist 2024
Scriptwriters really had to throw a subtle banter on Adrien Brody’s nose, and I can’t believe nobody else noticed that in the cinema.
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Manila in the Claws of Light 1975
Brocka's world building here is unmatched, that I've found myself constantly peering between an odd dichotomy of both the unfamiliar and the largely relatable Manila. Essentially, Bembol Roco's Júlio Madiaga was nothing more but a mere vessel traversing into the vastness of the film's real main character, and that is the city of Manila — a throbbing mass of flesh, concrete, and neon lights that will devour any living soul into its fold. Madiaga’s quest for ‘ligaya paraiso’ tells this, but at what cost, is where the true claws of light unfolds.
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